Portable bottle holder



Nov. 24 1925. 1,562,484

E. C. WRIGHT PORTABLE BOTTLE HOLDER Filed May 29, 1924 mm w Jim {I l/VVE/V TOR Earl C. Wrz'yht ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EARL C. WRIGHT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO LOUIS E. WRIGHT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

PORTABLE BOTTLE HOLDER.

Application filed May 29, 1924. Serial No. 716,622.

To all whom (it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL C. WRIGHT, a resident of the city of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, and a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Bottle Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle holders which shall be portable and which are especially directed to holders that are light in weight though strong in their capability of protecting the bottles or carboys for distributing various liquids, such as drinking water, particularly those that are distributed ordinarily in large quantities, thus requiring strength to sustain quite large weight and bulk.

One of the objects of this invention is therefore to provide holders constructed of skeleton straps of metal which may support a bottle or carboy upon a floor, stand or shelf, in an upright position, and at the same time be pivoted on a fulcrum above the center of gravity of the receptacle, so that the latter may be swung on its fulcrum for pouring the liquid from its mouth, and will, when no longer held in such tilted position, return automatically to its normal veruv tical position.

Particular provision is made in my invention herein disclosed for securing the receptacle within the holder detachably, so that a full bottle or carboy or jar may readily be positioned in said holder and so locked in position, and when emptied of its contents may easily be removed therefrom.

It is a further provision of my invention to construct the holder with a fulcrum slot having a lateral opening whereby corresponding pins on the swinging frame part may readily be inserted in said slot by said opening, and yet not permit the re ceptacle frame part to become detached from the base part when the former is lifted vertically, as by grasping the neck of the bottle. In the latter case, the entire receptacle, frame and base may be carried,

by lifting the said neck part, though the parts may be readily disengaged by pulling the pins out laterally from said openings.

It is a special advantage of my construction that, though it is light in weight, and inexpensive to manufacture, it is quite permanent in its structure, maintaining its collapsing under position without danger of its unexpectedly its heavy load when weighted down by the receptacle filled with the desired quantity of liquid contents.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder, the parts being as sembled, and a bottle positioned 'in the frame and locked therein, and Figure 2 is a plan View of the same.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

In the embodiment of the invention as herein illustrated, 12 and 13 represent base bars designed to rest upon the floor or other support for the holder, both being bent at their ends to form parallel sides extended upward from said base bars, the sides of the former base bar, designated 40, being longer than those 10 and 23 of the latter whose upper ends are riveted to 40 at 14 at points removed from the ends of 23, whereby they provide a hinge point for the swinging frame part directly holding the receptacle. Such ends 15 are provided with double bayonet slots 27 having closed upper and lower ends but a lateral opening 28 to receive therein a pin or trunnion 26 fixed to the frame part carrying the bottle directly. Since the bars 4:0 are inclined, the openings 28 are on the upper side of the bars so that there shall be no inherent tendency of the pins to fall out thereof.

The re eptacle which may be a glass bottle or jar having a neck part 11 is seated in a closely fitting cage or frame part comprising an upper hoop part or annulus 19 and two intersecting members 20 and 21 secured together at 22, each member having upwardly bent ends 241, 29 and 30 which are riveted to the annulus at 25. While the bars 10 and 40 are riveted together at 14, the lower ends or bases 12 and 13 cannot spread or separate further, because of the braces 16 and 17 being secured to the said inclined bars by rivets at 18. This .penuiits the extending ends of the bars 10 hearing the Weight of the receptacle and itssupporting frame beyond said junctureli. ,Otherwise a slot at 14 such as described aboye as the part 27 would weaken the supporting bars at their juncture. The said members 20 and 21 forming a supporting part of the cage, will have the shape and outline of the receptacle to be held therein, and in this disclosure they are shown as bent at right angles to form the ends 24,29 and 30, so that when secured together at 2:2, they will be adapted to receiye therein a jar or' bottle of substantially cylindrical shape. It is to be assumed that the angle of thebend in said bars may be selected to con-form to the term ottherreceptacle. Too, the length of 1 the ends 2 1, 29 and 30 will be made of such length as to enable a tull protectio-n tor the height of thejar. The neck 11 may extend abovethe plane of the ring or hoop 1 9 It is to be. noted. that the ends do not riseperceptibly above the rug 19, while the ends 29 and 30 extend:thereabove to a little distance to form hearings or supports 31 and 32 fora latch mechanism to retain the receptacle .within the cage. The said mechanism 33 comprises a slightlytlexible rod connected at either end to said supports 31 and 32, the former provided with an aperture 35 through which one endol the rod isthreaded and looped upon itsell at 3% to form an eye to hold the rod pivotally on 31, and the latter having an upwardly inclined notch 36 to serve. asla -means to detachably hold the loop 37in.engag menttherewith, the loop endbeing coiled aboutthe rod at 3.9 to form a closed loop somewhat like 34. Midway between the ends of rod .23 the latter is-bent-into semicircular shape at '38 to partially enclose the neck and at the same tome exert a downward pressurenpon the body of the bottle or car-boy to hold it in the cage.

It is further to be noted that the loops and 37 of the rod or latch member 33 are bentupin a plane at right angles to that of the are or semicircle 38, so that when the loops are in avertical plane the arc 3 8 will bein an horizontal plane, lying down upon the curve of the bottle belo w the end of the neck llto holdthe receptacle in its cage detachably, the lower side ofthe loop 37 then being engaged in the slot 36. Further, the are .38 is curved about the bottle neck on a side of the rod 33 opposite from the side of the bar 30 hating the slot 36, so that the resistance exerted by the bottle neck against the curve 38 of the rod 33 will tend to hold the loop 37 int-he said slot.

From the above explanation, it will be seen that in assembling the parts, the bottle or carboy may be grasped by engaging the neck by the hand of the operative and litting the bottle .up and seating the same in the cage-and resting .upon.themembers 20 and the loop .vpa-rt 37 downwand and forward, i

the rod will yield siuiiciently to permit the loop to spring into engagement with. the notchBG, while the are 38 presses normally yieldingly upon the :bottle to secure .the samein said cage. Any tendency of the bottle. neck part to .tiltfoigward will merely exert-a stronger force .tohold' the loopainthe notch, .aswill bereadily understood.

ll hen thebottle: has been seated in said cage, lifting on the part llwill eyidently raise the bottle. and cage together, when the latter part mayv be .p ositioned within the support 10, and the trunnions inserted in the slots 27 through the opening 28. The frame and-bottle will now rest with the trunnions in the lower ends of the slots 27. henthe bottle is. lifted,. the tnunnions rise to the uppermost. end of the. slots 27..and then carry the base support lOitself thereon, so that theentire combination ofthe, cage, the supp ort-10. and .thezhottle itself,.n1ay be carried When desired .by grasping 1 the said neck. The bottle and cage may be readily detached from the. support. exerting a slight latera1 [force topull thetrnnnions out of the openings 28. The bottle and cage when supportedtogether upon thetrunnions in the slots, maybe swung to one side to empty the receptacle without danger of releasing the bottle from the cage, -or of releasing the cage fromthe support 10, for the reasons above given,

The inyention is susceptible of various changes and modifications without departing from the essential features outlined herein, and it is to be understood that I intend. to cover v by thisapplication any departure from the specific structure shown and describedithatunay come within the terms of the claims: hereinafter.

I claim as my invention:

1. A receptacle holder comprising a sup portformed of upwardly bent supporting members, and a skeleton case for the recw tacle consisting of spaced strips intersecting at the bottom and means connecting the upperwends of the strips together, andtrujnnions projecting outwardly from said strips, said supporting members having elongated, inclined slots with lateral open ings entering the slots between their ends to receive said trunnions, whereby lifting the case will carry the support but lateral thrust thereof will detach the trunnions from the slots through the said openings.

2. A receptacle holder comprising a sup port formed of upwardly bent supporting members, a skeleton case for the receptacle consisting of spaced strips intersecting at the bottom and a ring to which the upper ends of the strips are secured, and trunnions projecting outwardly from said strips, said supporting members having elongated, inclined slots with lateral openings entering the slots between the ends, toreceive said trunnions, whereby lifting the case will carry the support, but lateral thrust thereof will detach the trunnions from the slots, and pivoted latch means on said case to lock the receptacle therein.

3. A receptacle holder comprising a support formed of upwardly directed supporting members, oppositely positioned ones having elongated, inclined slots therein with lateral openings leading thereinto between their ends, a casing for the receptacle consisting of strips encompassing the same and having trunnions projecting outwardly therefrom to register with said slots, and a flexible latch rod pivoted axially at one end to the upper edge of the said casing, and having a semi-circular are bent therein to partially enclose the neck of the receptacle at one side, there being means at the other end of the rod for detachably securing it to the case.

at. A receptacle holder comprising a support formed of upwardly bent supporting members arranged in pairs, three strips forming a triangular element at each end with cross strips to fix the ends together in spaced relation, the upper members of each triangle being riveted together adjacent the ends, the end of one being extended beyond such connection, and such extensions having elongated slots therein lengthwise of the strip but having lateral openings opening outward between their ends at the up per edge of the strip to receive trunnions therein, a casing for the receptacle having trunnions projecting outwardly therefrom, adapted to be inserted in the said openings to seat the same in the slots, so that the easing and its contents may readily swing in said support, and a latch means comprising a flexible rod pivoted axially at one end to an upper edge of the casing and having a semicircular arc portion intermediate its ends to partially encircle the neck of the receptacle and a loop part at the other end, the upper end of the casing having an inclined slot adapted to receive the loop therein to latch the receptacle against accidental withdrawal.

A receptacle holder comprising a casing formed of metal straps bent to conform to the outline of the receptacle and being mutually connected beneath the latter and united at their upper ends to an enclosed element, and latch means for securing the receptacle detachably within the case comprising a flexible rod pivoted axially at one end to an upper edge of the casing and having a semicircular arc portion to partially encircle the neck portion of the receptacle and a loop at the other end, the upper end of the casing at a point opposite the pivot having an inclined slot adapted to receive the loop therein while the said semicircular portion is made to bear against and upon the receptacle to hold the latter against accidental withdrawal.

6. A receptacle holder comprising a casing enclosing the receptacle and having an upper ring, there being a pivot member thereon and an inclined slot member opposite the said pivot member, and a latch for holding the receptacle detachably in said casing comprising a flexible rod connected to said pivot at one end and having a curved portion intermediate its ends for engaging the neck of the receptacle, the opposite end of the rod being provided with a loop, the rod being normally of such outline that when the curved portion is engaging the said neck, the loop will be slightly back of the said slot, whereby, when the loop is bent forward and downward to engage the slot, the curved portion will bear downward and forward against the neck.

7. A receptacle holder comprising a support formed of upwardly bent supporting members and a skeleton casing enclosing the receptacle including an upper ring and trunnions projecting outwardly therefrom, a latch rod axially pivoted at one end to the ring and detachably secured to the ring at the other, said support having upper extensions provided with inclined, elongated slots with lateral openings entering said slots intermediate their ends to receive said trunnions into said openings, whereby by grasping the neck of the receptacle by the hand of the operative, the receptacle may be lifted carrying therewith the latch rod and thereby the casing whose trunnions will then rise into the upper end of the said slots, thereby carrying the support on said trunnions.

8. A receptacle holder comprising a support having a pair of sides, and a casing for the receptacle, there being elongated slots with lateral openings thereinto intermediate its ends in one of said parts, and trunnions projecting from the other part adapted to pass through said openings and rest in said slots, whereby the casing and its receptacle shall be detachably seated for oscillation in said support, and lifting the casing will positively lift the support.

9 A receptacle holder comprising a easing enclosing the receptacle and including; an upper ring there, being pivot member thereon and an inclined slot aneinber iQPJQO" site the said pivot 1nember,and a latch for detachably holding a receptacle .haringa neck in said casing, said latch comprising .a flexible rod axially COHDQCtGdntO said pivot member atone end by means \of an. integral loop, a curved portion intermediate its ends for engaging said neck, the opposite end of the rod beingalso provided with an integral loop adapted toeengage thesaidslot zin'en'iberaibothiof said il'oops zbeing -norinailly in the. same plane zain'd: the said carved portion being in a planeiat rightanglesto the plane of the loops, whereby, when the loops extend upwardly the icur ved portion will iextend horiZonta'HyH-and tbear downward and -forward against: the .SELllCL neck.

.In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature. 

